ByeBye Christmas...Yeah I know it's Jan 17th

I love Christmas! I love decorating & making crafts and all the build up and songs and ALL of it! (The condition to all this love is that it is contained in the month of December - not a moment before!) But there is one part of Christmas I truly hate, procrastinate about & despise: taking it all down. Oh you know what I mean & I'm sure there are many many people who have left their tree up through Valentine's day simply because they couldn't face putting it all away! I don't regret seeing Christmas go (one month is definately enough!) it's just such a chore!

But the tree was so sad, so droopy, and I couldn't ignore it anymore! So today it is gone. The decorations and ornaments are boxed and waiting for the freezing cold attic. The relief I feel is almost overwhelming! 10 1/2 months to forget & then anticipate all that Christmas goodness!



One thing I did get to do at Christmas that I've wanted to do FOREVER — I made an edible gingerbread house! It's from a Martha Stewart magazine and it looks so cool! But unfortunately it tasted gross. Gingerbread should be warm and served with wipped cream, not cold covered in frosting. But it was something I always wanted to do & now it's done!

Bye Bye Christmas...